[Photocoagulation in the prevention of retinal detachment in perforating injuries of the eye caused by warfare].

Main indications for application of photocoagulation in the prevention of retinal detachment in penetrating eye war injuries were presented. Photocoagulation was performed when intrabulbar foreign body was present, before its extraction and in the cases of traumatic ruptures of sectorial traumatic tractional retinal detachment. Modified photocoagulation by argon laser, with linked spots in two rows was used since it was shown to be clinically the most suitable.